From Cary, Delta flew us to DCA and the Metro took us to NOMA and daughter Rachel's house near Truxton Circle. We had a great week seeing her, her 3rd floor renovation, meeting her friend Ed, and visiting some of the sights in DC. It was by no means our first visit. And we had some great meals. All this in addition to Vicki's doing the taxes and my research/planning for Madrid and beyond. First, a few of the meals...then the museums...
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At Stellina Pizzeria with Rachel and Ed...my anchovy pizza (actually,
nearly a puttanesca) |
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Costco now carries pastrami and corned beef from NYC's Carnegie
Deli, Vicki's one-time favorite, and Rachel bought a package of it...
above, one of several Reubens I concocted |
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When the restaurant is crowded and the conversation is fun, I often
forget to take pix...our best meal was with Rachel and Ed at Le Diplomate...
here, the profiteroles and flan... |
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| Not pictured...the wonderful oysters and mussels I had, Vicki's veal, etc. |
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At a Pennsylvania Ave. bistro, en route to the Mall, my Alsatian
tarte flambee |
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| Vicki's salade |
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We spent a few hours at the Phillips Collection, mainly to see the Mucha exhibition
visitng there |
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We've seen our share of Mucha's work, in Paris, Prague, and Moravsik
Krumlov, with many pix on the posts of this blog...due to preservation
concerns (presumably), the lighting in the exhibition was quite low,
so I didn't take many pix |
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Fortunately, the lighting is never low on the Phillips' great treasure,
Renoir's Luncheon of the Boating Party |
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| An interesting item in one of the stairwells...stained light... |
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A Monet, among several in the permanent collection...above the cliffs
at Etretat |
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Moving right along, now at the National Gallery of Art, admiring more
Renoirs and others |
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Including this gorgeous six-panel screen, Eduard Vuillard, Place Vintimille,
1911 |
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| Interesting buildings and monuments along our walks |
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| General Logan surveying Logan Circle |
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| No longer Trump International... |
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Our visit to the Mall and Tidal Basin coincided with the
annual kite festival |
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"Japanese" drummers..."Climb Mt. Niitaka" I always think when
strolling among the cherry blossoms
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| Kites |
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| Cherry blossoms |
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| Kite grounded among cherry blossoms |
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| Us, there |
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| One wonders what will become of it... |
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| Oligarchical shark, about to eat smaller kites |
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Strolling past some of the Smithsonian buildings, wondering what
will become of them |
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| All of DC's natural bits in bloom |
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